Publications by authors named "Jieying Wang"

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Risk factors of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Authors:
Yunxia Lei Xiao Zhang Yuan Feng Jieying Wang Riqiang Luo

Cardiol Young 2021 Mar 8:1-6. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province510080, China.

Objectives: Pulmonary arterial hypertension symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus patients are non-specific and early diagnosis and intervention are challenging. It remains essential to explore risk factors for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus patients to identify high risk patients and allow intensive monitoring.

Methods: From January 2010 to December 2018, 84 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and pulmonary arterial hypertension and 160 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus but without pulmonary arterial hypertension were enrolled. Clinical manifestations and laboratory test results were compared between the two groups to identify predictors of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Candidate pulmonary arterial hypertension risk factors were further compared among systemic lupus erythematosus-pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with different characteristics.

Results: Among collected patient characteristics, Raynaud's phenomenon (OR 2.32, 95% CI: 1.17-4.61), digital vasculitis (OR 4.12, 95% CI: 1.48-11.49), pericardial effusion, pulmonary interstitial lesions, positive anti-u1 ribonucleoprotein antibodies, and positive anticardiolipin antibodies immunoglobulin G were associated with significantly higher risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Among these candidate risk factors, positive anti-u1 ribonucleoprotein antibody was independently associated with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and more active disease. Digital vasculitis was independently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus alleviation, while pericardial effusion was associated with systemic lupus erythematosus deterioration. Pericardial effusion was associated with longer pulmonary arterial hypertension duration.

Conclusion: The significant association between studied clinical and laboratory indicators and risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension and systemic lupus erythematosus characteristics suggested that these factors can be used to identify patients at higher risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension and adverse outcomes. Close monitoring may be indicated in patients with these risk factors, especially with more than one risk factor.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951121000688DOI Listing
March 2021

Position selective dielectric polarization enhancement in CNT based heterostructures for highly efficient microwave absorption.

Authors:
Haihua Hu Yun Zheng Kun Ren Jieying Wang Yanhui Zhang Xuefeng Zhang Renchao Che Gaowu Qin Yong Jiang

Nanoscale 2021 Feb;13(4):2324-2332

School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.

Constructing carbon nanotube (CNT) based heterostructures has proven to be an effective way of improving the microwave absorption (MA) capability of these materials, regardless of whether the heterostructures are located on the inner or outer walls of the CNTs. However, the potential of the two sides of CNTs for constructing efficient MA heterostructures has not been compared, and the underlying mechanism behind this difference has not been determined. Therefore, CNT based heterostructures with Fe2O3 nanoparticles inside (Fe2O3-in-CNTs) and outside (Fe2O3-out-CNTs) of the CNTs were synthesized and characterized. The minimum reflection loss and maximum effective bandwidth of the Fe2O3-in-CNTs are -34.1 dB at 3.0 mm and 5.1 GHz at 2.6 mm, much better than those of the Fe2O3-out-CNTs. Stronger interfacial polarization at the inner surface of the CNTs than at the outer surface was confirmed using off-axis electron holography, which is regarded as the key factor that determines the excellent MA performance of the heterointerface constructed by the inner surface of the CNTs. The attractive potential of the inner surface of CNTs for constructing highly efficient MA heterostructures has, to our knowledge, not been proposed before, the findings of which can shed the light on the approach of developing CNT composited MA materials that have outstanding MA properties.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nr08245gDOI Listing
February 2021

[Lumbar transforaminal epidural block for treatment of low back pain with radicular pain].

Authors:
Yubao He Lei Chen Zhiyang Xu Jieying Wang Bo Liu

Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2020 Dec;40(12):1804-1809

Department of Spinal Surgery, Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of lumbar transforaminal epidural block (LTEB) for treatment of low back pain with radicular pain.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 78 patients with low back pain and radicular pain admitted to the Department of Orthopedics of Beijing Chuiyangliu Hospital from March, 2017 to April, 2019. Thirty-three of the patients received treatment with LTEB (LTEB group), and 45 received comprehensive conservative treatment including traction, massage, acupuncture and physiotherapy (control group). The demographic and clinical data of the two groups were compared. The patients were followed up for 3 to 24 months, and numerical rating scale (NRS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores of the patients were evaluated before the treatment and at 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months after discharge to assess the efficacy of the treatment.

Results: The mean operation time of LTEB was 25.7 7.5 min (15-45 min). After the operation, 5 patients developed weakness of the lower limbs but all recovered within 24-72 h. The patients receiving LTEB all showed significantly decreased NRS scores for low back and radicular pain and ODI scores after the operation (=0.001). At 2 weeks after the operation, the patients receiving LTEB showed significant relief of low back pain as compared with the patients in the control group (=2.224, =0.034), and the difference in NRS scores for low back pain between the two groups tended to diminish over time (=1.743, =0.183). Treatment with LTEB resulted in obvious relief of radicular pain and significant reduction of the ODI score of the patients ( < 0.001), and such improvements became more obvious over time after LTEB ( < 0.01).

Conclusions: As a minimally invasive approach, LTEB is effective for treatment of low back pain with radicular pain and can produce good short-term effects of pain relief and functional improvement.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2020.12.16DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835691PMC
December 2020

Wogonin preventive impact on hippocampal neurodegeneration, inflammation and cognitive defects in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Authors:
Xiangyang Guo Jieying Wang Nana Wang Anurag Mishra Hongyan Li Hong Liu Yingli Fan Na Liu Zhongliang Wu

Saudi J Biol Sci 2020 Aug 22;27(8):2149-2156. Epub 2020 May 22.

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, No.127 Changle West Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.

Previous studies demonstrated that the pathophysiological changes after temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) such as oxidative stress, inflammatory reaction contribute to cognitive defect and neuronal damage. The present study was conducted to evaluate the anticonvulsant effect of wogonin ameliorates kainate-induced TLE, and to investigate the mechanism underlying these effects. Rats were divided into control, wogonin, kainate, and wogonin-pretreated kainate groups. The rat model of TLE was induced by unilateral intrahippocampal injection of 0.4 ug/ul of kainate. The results showed that the cognitive function in TLE rats was significantly impaired, and wogonin treatment improved cognitive function in the Morris water maze (MWM). H & E staining and TUNEL staining showed obvious damage in the hippocampus of TLE rats, and wogonin alleviated the damage. To evaluate the oxidative stress, the expression of MDA and GSH in plasma were detected. Nrf-2 and HO-1 mRNA expression in the hippocampus were detected. The levels of MDA in plasma increased in TLE rats, and the levels of GSH in plasma and Nrf-2, HO-1 in the brain decreased. Treatment with wogonin alleviated these changes. We also detected the mRNA expression of inflammatory mediators like IL-1β, TNF-α, and NF kB in the brain. The inflammatory reaction was significantly activated in the brain of TLE rats, and wogonin alleviated neuroinflammation. We detected the mRNA expression of Bcl-2, Bax, caspase-3, in the hippocampus. The levels of Bcl-2 decreased in TLE rats, Bax and caspase-3 increased, while wogonin alleviated these changes. The present study indicated that wogonin exerted a noticeable neuroprotective effect in kainate-induced TLE rats.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.05.030DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7384362PMC
August 2020

Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a multicentre cohort study from China.

Authors:
Jieying Wang Mengtao Li Qian Wang Xiao Zhang Junyan Qian Jiuliang Zhao Dong Xu Zhuang Tian Wei Wei Xiaoxia Zuo Miaojia Zhang Ping Zhu Shuang Ye Wei Zhang Yi Zheng Wufang Qi Yang Li Zhuoli Zhang Feng Ding Jieruo Gu Yi Liu Yanhong Wang Yan Zhao Xiaofeng Zeng

Eur Respir J 2020 11 19;56(5). Epub 2020 Nov 19.

Dept of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

Objectives: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an important cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which remains insufficiently studied and needs attention. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, risk factors, prognosis and risk assessment of pSS-PAH.

Methods: We established a multicentre cohort of pSS-PAH diagnosed by right heart catheterisation. The case-control study was conducted with pSS-non-PAH patients as a control group to identify the risk factors for PAH. In the cohort study, survival was calculated, and risk assessment was performed at both baseline and follow-up visits.

Results: In total, 103 patients with pSS-PAH were enrolled, with 526 pSS-non-PAH patients as controls. The presence of anti-SSB (p<0.001, OR 4.095) and anti-U1RNP antibodies (p<0.001, OR 29.518), the age of pSS onset (p<0.001, OR 0.651) and the positivity of corneal staining (p=0.003, OR 0.409) were identified as independent risk factors for PAH. The 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 94.0%, 88.8% and 79.0%, respectively. Cardiac index (p=0.010, hazard ratio (HR) 0.161), pulmonary vascular resistance (p=0.016, HR 1.105) and Sjögren's syndrome disease damage index (p=0.006, HR 1.570) were identified as potential predictors of death in pSS-PAH. Long-term outcomes were improved in patients in the low-risk category at baseline (p=0.002) and follow-up (p<0.0001).

Conclusion: The routine screening of PAH is suggested in pSS patients with early onset and positivity for anti-SSB or anti-U1RNP antibodies. Patient prognosis might be improved by improving reserved cardiopulmonary function, by achieving a damage-free state and especially by achieving low-risk category, which supports the treat-to-target strategy for pSS-PAH.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02157-2019DOI Listing
November 2020

Daphnetin induces apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes from collagen-induced arthritic rats mainly via the mitochondrial pathway.

Authors:
Mao Zheng Nanzhen Kuang Xiaoping Zeng Jieying Wang Yu Zou Yingyuan Fu

Cytokine 2020 09 3;133:155146. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Department of Immunology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. Electronic address:

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, symmetric, systemic autoimmune disease. Because insufficient apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) is an important characteristic of RA, promoting apoptosis is considered a potential therapeutic tool for treating RA. We have previously found that daphnetin (7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, DAP) has a pro-apoptotic effect on fibroblast-like synoviocytes from collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. In the present study, we further investigated the mechanisms of DAP-induced apoptosis in CIA-FLS. CIA-FLS were incubated with DAP for 48 h in the presence or absence of caspase inhibitors, including inhibitors of caspase-3, caspase-8, or caspase-9 or a pan-caspase inhibitor; then, a series of experiments were performed to evaluate the mechanisms of DAP-induced apoptosis. Our results showed that DAP markedly decreased cell viability and induced the apoptosis of CIA-FLS along with typical morphological and ultrastructural changes; moreover, DAP increased FasL, cytochrome c (Cyt-c), Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 mRNA expression and Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 protein expression. In contrast, DAP decreased Bcl-2 mRNA and protein expression and promoted the release of Cyt-c from the mitochondria into the cytosol; these effects were attenuated to varying degrees by pre-treatment with caspase inhibitors, especially with caspase-3 or caspase-9 inhibitors or a pan-caspase inhibitor. In conclusion, the current findings demonstrate that the DAP-induced apoptosis of CIA-FLS occurred mainly via a caspase-dependent pathway, in particular the mitochondrial pathway, and that the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was involved in this process. Thus, DAP may be a potential therapeutic agent for RA.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155146DOI Listing
September 2020

Effect of Sugars on the Real-Time Adsorption of Expansin on Cellulose.

Authors:
Peiqian Zhang Yuanyuan Ma Mei Cui Jieying Wang Renliang Huang Rongxin Su Wei Qi Zhimin He Wim Thielemans

Biomacromolecules 2020 05 11;21(5):1776-1784. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Sustainable Materials Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Etienne Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.

Biological pretreatment is a safe and environmentally friendly method for disrupting recalcitrant lignocellulose structures. Expansin and expansin-like proteins are used to open up the cellulose structure and display significant synergism when mixed with cellulases that catalyze the breakdown of (hemi)cellulose into sugars. However, the adsorption behavior of expansin in the presence of sugar products is yet unknown. In this work, we monitored the effects of various sugars on the real-time adsorption of expansin (EXLX1) onto cellulose films using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation. Cellobiose and xylose at low concentrations enhanced EXLX1 adsorption, whereas they disrupted adsorption at higher concentrations. Arabinose and mannose continuously inhibited expansin adsorption with increasing concentration. No obvious influence of glucose and galactose on EXLX1 adsorption was found. Contact angle measurements and atomic force microscopy of cellulose upon EXLX1 adsorption in the presence of sugars showed that both hydrophilicity and roughness increased with EXLX1 treatment. These results give us the ability to modulate and control expansin adsorption and provide insights into effective expansin use during enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose in biorefineries.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01694DOI Listing
May 2020

Use of starch-based fat replacers in foods as a strategy to reduce dietary intake of fat and risk of metabolic diseases.

Authors:
Yuwei Chen Yongbo She Ruisan Zhang Jieying Wang Xiaohua Zhang Xingchun Gou

Food Sci Nutr 2020 Jan 3;8(1):16-22. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Brain Disorders & Institute of Basic Medical Sciences & Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine Xi'an Medical University Xi'an China.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Elevated blood cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels are crucial risk factors that contribute to the development of CVD and other metabolic diseases. Dietary fat is believed to be the key factor in modulating circulating cholesterol levels. Thus, reducing dietary intake of fat appears to be an effective strategy to reduce the risk of heart disease. Also, excessive intake of fat and high-calorie foods is also related to the development of obesity, which contributes to the development of CVD. Therefore, the consumption of low-fat low-calorie foods is part of a healthier dietary pattern. However, simply removing fat from foods may lead to compromised overall quality and reduced acceptance of the food products. Thus, fat replacers have emerged as ideal alternatives to dietary fat, which can not only reduce the overall fat and calorie content of the foods but also mimic the physiochemical properties of dietary fat. Starch-based fat replacers are one kind of fat mimetic that can be produced either chemically as modified starch or enzymatically as maltodextrins. Both modified starch and maltodextrins have been demonstrated to have a promising ability to improve the overall quality of reduced-fat foods. Modified starch granules act directly as fat globules in modulating the structure and sensory characteristics of the foods, whereas maltodextrins can form thermoreversible gels. Both modified starch granules and maltodextrins can create a fat-like mouthfeel and therefore are potential fat replacers. This review article aims to discuss the following topics: (a) the effect of carbohydrates and fat on human cardiovascular health and other disease risks, (b) the functionality of starch-based fat replacers in foods, (c) the applications of starch-based fat replacers in various foods, and (d) the current and future market value of starch-based fat replacers.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1303DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977435PMC
January 2020

Neuroprotective potential of imatinib in global ischemia-reperfusion-induced cerebral injury: possible role of Janus-activated kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and connexin 43.

Authors:
Jieying Wang Taomin Bai Nana Wang Hongyan Li Xiangyang Guo

Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 2020 Jan 20;24(1):11-18. Epub 2020 Dec 20.

Department of Pediatrics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710068, Shaanxi, China.

The present study was aimed to explore the neuroprotective role of imatinib in global ischemia-reperfusion-induced cerebral injury along with possible mechanisms. Global ischemia was induced in mice by bilateral carotid artery occlusion for 20 min, which was followed by reperfusion for 24 h by restoring the blood flow to the brain. The extent of cerebral injury was assessed after 24 h of global ischemia by measuring the locomotor activity (actophotometer test), motor coordination (inclined beam walking test), neurological severity score, learning and memory (object recognition test) and cerebral infarction (triphenyl tetrazolium chloride stain). Ischemia-reperfusion injury produced significant cerebral infarction, impaired the behavioral parameters and decreased the expression of connexin 43 and phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3) in the brain. A single dose administration of imatinib (20 and 40 mg/kg) attenuated ischemia-reperfusion-induced behavioral deficits and the extent of cerebral infarction along with the restoration of connexin 43 and p-STAT3 levels. However, administration of AG490, a selective Janus-activated kinase 2 (JAK2)/STAT3 inhibitor, abolished the neuroprotective actions of imatinib and decreased the expression of connexin 43 and p-STAT3. It is concluded that imatinib has the potential of attenuating global ischemia-reperfusion-induced cerebral injury, which may be possibly attributed to activation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway along with the increase in the expression of connexin 43.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2020.24.1.11DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940502PMC
January 2020

The effects of oral treatment for systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Yunxia Lei Xiao Zhang Haobo Lin Yuan Feng Jieying Wang Riqiang Luo

Mod Rheumatol 2021 Jan 4;31(1):151-161. Epub 2020 Jan 4.

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.

Objectives: The usage of oral therapies, endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs), phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors and prostaglandin analogs has resulted in improved outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension related to systemic sclerosis (SSc-PAH). However, the optimal therapeutics have not been determined.

Methods: A systematic searching in the databases of Medline (PubMed), Embase, the Cochrane Library (Central) and unpublished clinical trials () was conducted to identify the clinical studies with oral treatment for SSc-PAH patients published before 1 June 2019. The data were extracted and the quality was assessed. The main outcomes are exercise capacity and hemodynamic parameters, which were synthesized and analyzed.

Results: In total, 27 clinical trials were enrolled for further analysis. It was demonstrated that bosentan treatment, the widely used drug for PAH, might improve the exercise capacity and pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in this clinical setting, although without significant difference. Meanwhile, the usage of prostaglandin analogs could improve the parameters mentioned above. Furthermore, combined therapy with ambrisentan and tadalafil significantly increased the treatment efficacy of key parameters in SSc-PAH patients compared with basic treatment.

Conclusion: This meta-analysis reveals that combination therapy might provide more benefits to exercise capacity and hemodynamic parameters in SSc-PAH patients. Still more RCTs are needed to provide more solid evidence.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14397595.2019.1704125DOI Listing
January 2021

Constitutional abnormality of nuclear membrane proteins in small cell lung carcinoma.

Authors:
Jieying Wang Tetsuo Kondo Tadao Nakazawa Naoki Oishi Kunio Mochizuki Ryohei Katoh

Virchows Arch 2019 Oct 15;475(4):407-414. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

Department of Pathology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chyuo-shi, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan.

Nuclear membrane proteins reportedly play important roles in maintaining nuclear structures and coordinating cell activities. Studying profiles of nuclear membrane proteins may help us evaluate the biological and/or clinical nature of malignant tumors. Using immunohistochemistry with antibodies for emerin, lamin A/C, lamin B, and LAP2, we examined 105 lung cancer tissues from 33 small cell lung carcinomas (SCLCs) and 72 non-SCLCs (34 adenocarcinomas, 30 squamous cell carcinomas, and 8 large cell carcinomas). Emerin had negative or local/weak positivity in 79% of SCLCs and 1% of non-SCLCs, and lamin A/C had similar positivity in 91% of SCLCs and 3% of non-SCLCs. LAP2's expression was similar between SCLCs and non-SCLCs. RT-PCR analyses for these four nuclear membrane proteins over 7 cell lines showed that mRNA of emerin and lamin A/C were distinctly downregulated in the SCLC cell lines, supporting the immunohistochemical results. In conclusion, we suggest that downregulation of the nuclear membrane proteins emerin and lamin A/C is characteristic of SCLC cells, and this constitutional abnormality of the nuclear membrane may be related to the biological and/or clinical nature of SCLC. In addition, knowing the nuclear protein profile in SCLC cells may contribute to our understanding of nuclear fragility known as the crush artifact in pulmonary biopsy specimens.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-019-02597-7DOI Listing
October 2019

Red blood cell distribution width as a potential predictor of survival of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with primary Sjogren's syndrome: a retrospective cohort study.

Authors:
Min Hui Jiuliang Zhao Zhuang Tian Jieying Wang Junyan Qian Xiaoxi Yang Qian Wang Mengtao Li Yan Zhao Xiaofeng Zeng

Clin Rheumatol 2019 Feb 14;38(2):477-485. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication and leading cause of mortality in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). This study was to investigate the overall survival rates and the utility of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as a potential prognostic factor of pSS-PAH. This cohort study retrospectively enrolled 55 patients with pSS-PAH who were followed up at the Department of Rheumatology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between August 2007 and May 2017. The patients were stratified according to the level of RDW (≤ 15.0 and > 15.0%). Baseline demographics, laboratory results, pulmonary function conditions, hemodynamic assessments, and treatment regimens were analyzed. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to identify whether RDW level is a factor related to adverse outcome. A total of 55 patients were recruited, with an average age of 38.9 ± 9.3 years. Fifty-four were female (98.2%), and the average duration at the time of PAH diagnosis was 25.5 ± 33.2 months. Higher RDW levels were found in patients who deceased in follow-up (13.8 ± 2.6 vs 16.5 ± 1.6%, p = 0.003) and with higher NYHA classes (13.8 ± 1.8 vs 16.5 ± 2.9%, p < 0.001). Patients with RDW > 15% had a significantly worse overall survival than patients with RDW ≤ 15% (3-year survival rate 59.5 vs. 88.7% log-rank p = 0.015). Cox regression analysis identified RDW > 15% as a prognostic factor for adverse outcome (HR 1.786, 95% CI 1.137-2.803, p = 0.012). RDW can serve as a potential negative prognostic factor of pSS-PAH.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-018-4281-1DOI Listing
February 2019

Is it possible to apply the treat-to-target strategy in primary Sjögren's syndrome-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Authors:
Ziwei Liu Jieying Wang Jinzhi Lai Qian Wang Jiuliang Zhao Can Huang Xiaoxi Yang Junyan Qian Hui Wang Xiaoxiao Guo Yongtai Liu Zhuang Tian Mengtao Li Yan Zhao Xiaofeng Zeng

Clin Rheumatol 2018 Nov 24;37(11):2989-2998. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing, 100730, China.

The treat-to-target (T2T) strategy improved long-term survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Little was known about applying the T2T strategy in primary Sjogren's syndrome-associated PAH (pSS-PAH). We investigated how to identify patients who are more likely to reach the treatment goals in a cohort of pSS-PAH. In this way, we explored the possibility of implementing T2T in pSS-PAH. Data were retrospectively collected from patients visiting our center between 2007 and 2017. PAH was confirmed by right heart catheterization (RHC). Patients were treated following the T2T strategy. PAH treatment goals were defined by the 5th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension. The primary end point was reaching the PAH treatment goals. Of the 62 patients enrolled, 98.4% were female, with a mean age of 38.9 ± 9.1 years at the diagnostic RHC. The median disease duration of pSS was 46 months (0-365), while the median disease duration of PAH was 12 months (0-149). Following the T2T strategy, 32 (50%) patients achieved the treatment goals. The 1-, 3-, and 5- year cumulative rates of reaching the goals were 40.6, 67.4, and 73.9%, respectively. Predictive factors included using immunosuppressants (HR 4.715, 95% CI 1.101-20.192, p = 0.037) and right ventricular anterior-posterior diameter (RV-APD) > 30 mm at baseline (HR 0.426, 95% CI 0.188-0.968, p = 0.042). The results provide strong evidence that patients who received immunosuppressants are more likely to reach the treatment goals. In contrast, impaired RV structure correlates to worse treatment response. The T2T strategy is effective in pSS-PAH.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-018-4184-1DOI Listing
November 2018

Single-photon cesium Rydberg excitation spectroscopy using 318.6-nm UV laser and room-temperature vapor cell.

Authors:
Jieying Wang Jiandong Bai Jun He Junmin Wang

Opt Express 2017 Sep;25(19):22510-22518

We demonstrate a single-photon Rydberg excitation spectroscopy of cesium (Cs) atoms in a room-temperature vapor cell. Cs atoms are excited directly from 6S ground state to nP (n = 70 - 100) Rydberg states with a 318.6 nm ultraviolet (UV) laser, and Rydberg excitation spectra are obtained by transmission enhancement of a probe beam resonant to Cs 6S, F = 4 - 6P, F' = 5 transition as partial population on F = 4 ground state are transferred to Rydberg state. Analysis reveals that the observed spectra are velocity-selective spectroscopy of Rydberg state, from which the amplitude and linewidth influenced by lasers' Rabi frequency have been investigated. Fitting to energies of Cs nP (n = 70 -100) states, the determined quantum defect is 3.56671(42). The demodulated spectra can also be employed as frequency references to stabilize the UV laser frequency to specific Cs Rydberg transition.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.022510DOI Listing
September 2017

Spindle cell oncocytoma of adenohypophysis: Report of a case and immunohistochemical review of literature.

Authors:
Huy Gia Vuong Tetsuo Kondo Thong Minh Tran Naoki Oishi Tadao Nakazawa Kunio Mochizuki Tomohiro Inoue Kazunari Kasai Ippei Tahara Wang Jieying Ryohei Katoh

Pathol Res Pract 2016 Mar 8;212(3):222-5. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Electronic address:

We present a case of spindle cell oncocytoma (SCO) of the adenohypophysis in a 70-year-old Vietnamese male. The patient was admitted to Cho Ray Hospital after suffering from headache and visual disturbance for 6 months. Clinicians detected a 60×55×45 mm(3) mass located in the suprasellar-sellar region. Histopathologically, the resected tumor was composed of spindle cells with oncocytic appearance. Immunohistochemical examination revealed expression of anti-mitochondria antibody (AMA), vimentin, thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) and galectin-3. These histologic and immunohistochemical findings are suggestive of SCO.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2015.07.014DOI Listing
March 2016

Congenital Heart Disease in Local and Migrant Elementary Schoolchildren in Dongguan, China.

Authors:
Guanyang Kang Jianmin Xiao Jieying Wang Jiuhao Chen Wei Li Yitong Wang Qingchun Liu Zhiming Wang Jinxi Xia Jianzhong Huang Ling Cheng Yuqiang Chen Qiaozhu Chen Fan Yang

Am J Cardiol 2016 Feb 18;117(3):461-4. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

Department of Cardiology, the Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan (also called Taiping People's Hospital of Dongguan), Guangdong, China.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and treated status of congenital heart disease (CHD) in elementary schoolchildren and facilitate the long-term planning of health care, resource allocation, and development of targeted primary prevention strategies. From November 2011 to November 2012, 540,574 schoolchildren from 449 elementary schools were screened for CHD by trained doctors in Dongguan City. The schoolchildren who were suspected to have CHD were referred to a pediatric cardiologist and/or an echocardiographist for complete evaluation. Of them, 214,634 (39.7%) were local children and 325,940 (60.3%) were migrant children. The total prevalence of CHD was 2.14‰, and there was a significant difference (p <0.05) of the CHD prevalence between local (1.97‰) and migrant children (2.26‰). The treatment rates of CHD in local children and in migrant children were 63.51% and 47.21%, respectively (p <0.01). The commonest CHD was ventricular septal defect (43.13%), followed by atrial septal defect (25.84%) and patent ductus arteriosus (12.79%). With respect to gender, CHD was equally distributed between men and women. In conclusion, social, economic, and environmental risk factors that affect health of migrant children with CHD call for more attention from health policy makers and researchers in contemporary China. Efforts should be made to increase public health investment, establish health care manage system for children from migrant families, and increase the parents' awareness of preventing the CHD.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.061DOI Listing
February 2016

Expression of nuclear membrane proteins in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic thyroid epithelial cells.

Authors:
Jieying Wang Tetsuo Kondo Tetsu Yamane Tadao Nakazawa Naoki Oish Kunio Mochizuki Ryohei Katoh

Virchows Arch 2015 Oct 9;467(4):427-36. Epub 2015 Aug 9.

Department of Pathology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan.

Emerin, lamin A/C, lamin B, and lamin-associated polypeptide 2 (LAP2) are nuclear membrane proteins that play an important role in maintaining nuclear structure and coordinating cell activity. We studied the expression and significance of nuclear membrane proteins in neoplastic thyroid cells by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and real-time PCR. In papillary carcinomas (PCs), the nuclear proteins most frequently expressed at high levels were emerin (82 % positive), lamin A/C (64 %), and LAP2 (82 %). Follicular carcinomas (FCs) most frequently expressed lamin B, while none of the undifferentiated carcinomas (UCs) showed strong expression of emerin or lamin A/C. In all medullary carcinomas (MCs), intermediate to high levels of expression of lamin A/C and LAP2 were found. By RT-PCR analysis, messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of all nuclear membrane proteins except emerin was higher in PC than in normal tissue. Real-time PCR analysis showed that mRNA expression of nuclear membrane protein varied between cell lines. Our findings suggest that expression of nuclear membrane proteins may be related to follicular function in normal and hyperplastic follicles, and we hypothesize that they are also involved in the proliferation and differentiation of neoplastic thyroid cells. We suggest that they reflect the biological nature and/or function of normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic thyroid cells and may have some value in diagnosing thyroid tumors.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-015-1816-6DOI Listing
October 2015

Prevalence and clinical significance of cardiac murmurs in schoolchildren.

Authors:
Guanyang Kang Jianmin Xiao Yitong Wang Jieying Wang Yuqiang Chen Qingchun Liu Qiaozhu Chen Fan Yang Wei Li Jiuhao Chen

Arch Dis Child 2015 Nov 12;100(11):1028-31. Epub 2015 Jun 12.

Department of Cardiology, The Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan (also called Taiping People's Hospital of Dongguan), Dongguan, Guangdong, China.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of heart murmurs detected during heart disease screening among apparently healthy schoolchildren.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 32 elementary schools in Dongguan City of China.

Patients: 81,213 schoolchildren aged 5-13 years from different elementary schools.

Main Outcome Measures: The prevalence and clinical significance of heart murmurs among schoolchildren.

Results: Murmurs were detected in 2193 schoolchildren (2.7%), of whom 215 had a structural heart disease (SHD). Of patients who had SHD, 198 children had congenital heart disease (CHD), 12 had mitral valve prolapse and 5 had rheumatic heart disease. In patients who had CHD, the most common diagnosis was a ventricular septal defect. With respect to sex, SHDs were equally distributed between males and females. Of the schoolchildren who had a murmur, 1797 (81.9%) had a murmur with the loudness of grade 1 or 2 and 396 (18.1%) had a murmur with the loudness of grades 3-6. The prevalence of SHD fell significantly with increasing age.

Conclusions: The study suggested that apparently healthy schoolchildren with grade ≤2 cardiac murmurs are least likely to have underlying SHD, especially in those aged ≥10 years. However, echocardiography should be performed in younger schoolchildren with cardiac murmur grade ≥3.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307819DOI Listing
November 2015

Heterogeneous Immunoreactivity of Emerin, a Nuclear Envelope LEM-domain Protein, in Normal Thyroid Follicles.

Authors:
Wang Jieying Tetsuo Kondo Tetsu Yamane Tadao Nakazawa Naoki Oishi Tomonori Kawasaki Kunio Mochizuki Niu Dongfeng Ryohei Katoh

Acta Histochem Cytochem 2014 27;47(6):289-94. Epub 2014 Nov 27.

Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi , Yamanashi, Japan.

Emerin is a LEM domain-containing integral membrane protein of the vertebrate nuclear envelope. Recently it has been reported that emerin regulates tissue-specific gene/protein expression. We studied the relationship between emerin expression and follicle function in normal and hyperplastic human thyroid tissues using immunohistochemistry and statistical methods. Emerin immunoreactivity was heterogeneous among follicular cells and follicles in normal thyroid tissue. It tended to be strong in the nuclei of tall follicular cells of small follicles and weak or negative in the nuclei of flat follicular cells of large follicles. Follicles with strong expression of emerin were also strongly positive for thyroglobulin (Tg) and thyroxine (T4) in follicular cells and colloid substance, suggesting active functioning follicles. In contrast, large follicles with weak expression of emerin were also weak or negative for Tg and T4. Emerin immunoreactivity was strong in almost all nuclei of hyperplastic follicular cells in Graves' disease tissues. These findings suggest that emerin expression may be related with follicular function and may contribute to the understanding of hormonogenesis in normal thyroid follicles.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387265PMC
April 2015

Protective effect of theaflavins on cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in male rats.

Authors:
Wenxiang Wang Yan Sun Jin Liu Jieying Wang Yuchen Li Hong Li Wenchang Zhang Huizhen Liao

Food Chem Toxicol 2012 Sep 26;50(9):3243-50. Epub 2012 Jun 26.

Department of Nutrition and Health Care, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China.

Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with cadmium (Cd) (0.4 mg/kg body weight, s.c., once a day) and three concentrations of theaflavins (50, 100 or 200mg/kg body weight, orally, once a day) for five weeks to evaluate the protective role of theaflavins on Cd-induced testicular toxicity. After five weeks, serum sex hormone levels, sperm characteristics, DNA damage, oxidant-antioxidant status, Cd content in several organs were measured. The results showed that a low dose of Cd caused testicular toxicity, which was represented by decreased serum testosterone levels, induction of DNA damage, increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, Cd accumulation in several organs. Administration of theaflavins led to a dose-dependent alleviation Cd-induced damage in testis, including enhanced serum testosterone levels, improved sperm characteristics and abrogation of DNA damage. Theaflavins may also reduce the production of Cd-induced MDA content, decrease Cd concentration in liver, testis and blood, increase Cd content in urine and feces. These findings suggest the use of theaflavins as a potential therapeutic agent for Cd-induced testicular toxicity.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.06.031DOI Listing
September 2012

Protective effect of theaflavins on homocysteine-induced injury in HUVEC cells in vitro.

Authors:
Wenxiang Wang Yan Sun Jin Liu Jieying Wang Yuchen Li Hong Li Wenchang Zhang

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2012 May;59(5):434-40

Department of Nutrition and Health Care, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

A model of homocysteine-induced injury in vascular endothelial cells was established to evaluate the protective role of theaflavins on homocysteine-injured human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). The cells were co-incubated with 3 concentrations of theaflavins (5, 10, or 20 mg/L) and 0.5 mM homocysteine for 24 hours. The morphology and viability of the cells were determined, and the DNA damage was detected by a comet assay. Superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, glutathione peroxidase, nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase, and endothelin-1 were measured. The results showed that theaflavins can reduce the changes in and damage of homocysteine-injured HUVECs, increase the viability of homocysteine-injured HUVECs, and alleviate DNA damage induced by homocysteine. These results indicate that theaflavins can inhibit homocysteine-induced injury of HUVECs. Further studies showed that theaflavins may reduce the production of homocysteine-induced reactive oxygen species and partly modulate the secretory dysfunction of vascular endothelial cells caused by homocysteine. This finding indicates that the mechanism by which theaflavins inhibit homocysteine-induced injury may relate to their antioxidant activity and the regulation of the secretion of endothelium-derived factors. These findings suggest that theaflavins may be beneficial in the prevention of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
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May 2012